Lowestoft pair each handed 32 month sentences for knifepoint shop robbery
A store on Beresford Road was targeted earlier this year - with cash being taken
Two women have been jailed for their roles in a knifepoint shop robbery in Lowestoft.
Heather Ellis, 21, and Misha Goddard, 29, both of Norwich Road in Lowestoft, will each serve 32 months behind bars following sentencing at Ipswich Crown Court.
Both admitted to robbery at an earlier hearing.
It comes after Pammy's Store on Beresford Road was targeted on May 14.
One of the pair entered the store and threatened a worker with a knife, while the other waited outside.
A large amount of cash was taken but the shop worker wasn't hurt.
Officers managed to track the pair down using CCTV evidence, with searches of their homes finding clothes similar to those worn during the robbery.
DI Jamie Rose of Suffolk Police said: “Due to the CCTV, witness statements and a very thorough investigation by officers we were able to secure swift arrests of Ellis and Goddard."
"Further police enquiries conducted secured compelling evidence that the pair were responsible for the robbery.
"The investigating officer DC Emily Leach and the whole team at East CID worked diligently.
"This case shows that Suffolk Constabulary will act quickly when it comes to knife crime and robbery and look to get offenders before a court as soon as possible.”